lov ‧ er W3 /ˈlʌvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ lovable ≠ UNLOVABLE , ↑ loveless , ↑ lovely , ↑ loving , ↑ unloved ; noun : ↑ love , ↑ lover , loveliness., ↑ lovey ; verb : ↑ love ; adverb : ↑ lovingly ]
1 . someone’s lover is the person they are having a sexual relationship with but who they are not married to ⇨ mistress :
He killed his wife’s lover.
Nicola and I were lovers.
a pair of young lovers
2 . someone who likes something very much:
music lovers
animal lovers
lover of
lovers of the outdoors